Beyond Paper Review
Oana Suteu Khintirian's new documentary reflects on the value of the written word and the sense of knowledge and culture that is lost through digitization.
Hot Docs
Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun Review
Before the Sun follows a young Indigenous woman as she tries to break out in the tough world of Indian Relay Racing.
Hot Docs 2023: Coven Review
Documentary fans will be truly entranced by Canadian filmmaker Rama Rau's latest ”” a captivating tale of three women re-claiming and channelling their innate and natural power.
Hot Docs 2023: The Castle Review
MartÃn Benchmol's The Castle offers a whimsical look at a mother and daughter living in a lavish mansion that the mother inherited from her former employer.
Hot Docs 2023: July Talk ”” Love Lives Here Review
When the Covid pandemic hit the world, July Talk got creative in order to promote their latest album; they played at a drive-in theatre. July Talk: Love Lives Here captures the process of putting on these shows.
Hot Docs 2023: The Mountains Review
The Mountains finds director Christian Einshøj exploring the men in his Scandinavian family and their inability to connect after a tragedy.
Satan Wants You Review
Satan Wants You, making its Canadian premiere during Hot Docs 2023, revisits Michelle Remembers-a lurid memoir that helped set off the Satanic Panic of the '80s
Hot Docs: This is Endometriosis Review
An image of a shadow on a wall—moving slowly with the light across the room—speaks deeply to a feeling of lost hours and days that most, if not all, those suffering from endometriosis can relate to. I know I do. Short film This is Endometriosis , playing as a part of this year’s Hot Docs […]
Hot Docs Podcast Festival 2022: The Highlights
The pandemic hasn't slowed down the Hot Docs Podcast Festival, the annual celebration of all-things audio storytelling. Here are the 2022 highlights.
Hot Docs 2021: 7 Years of Lukas Graham Review
René Sascha Johannsen's 7 Years of Lukas Graham is a fascinating and emotionally rich portrait of artist Lukas Forchhammer.
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us: An Intro to Sparks
To celebrate Hot Docs' screening of The Sparks Brothers, we take a look at the best tracks and albums featured in Edgar Wright's loving ode to Sparks.
Hot Docs 2021: Grey Roads Review
Grey Roads constructs a mesmerizing portrait of the complexities of masculinity and a community going through change.
Hot Docs 2021: Bangla Surf Girls Review
Elizabeth D. Costa's documentary Bangla Surf Girls manages to offer viewers vivid slices of hope amongst the bleakness.
Hot Docs 2021: One of Ours
An intricately conceived film that shows there is no one size fits all approach to healing, One of Ours is a thought-provoking work.
Hot Docs 2021: KÃmmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy Review
The road to recovery may be long, but KÃmmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy never loses faith in its subjects or their communities' ability to rally around them.
